Printer&#39;s composing-stick.



Patented Aug. l3, [90L B. nuusz. v PRINTERS CUMPOSING STICK.

. (Application filed Sept. 20,- 1900.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

HARRY B. ROUSE, OF CI'IIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRINTER S COMPOSlNG-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 680,547, dated August13, 1901. Original application filed March 23, 1900, Serial No. 9,922.Divided and this application filed September 20, 1900. Serial To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY B. ROUSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in PrintersComposing-Sticks; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in printers composing-sticks ofthe class known in the art as job-sticks, adapted for quick adjustmentto different widths of columns; and the present application (Case 0) isa division of an application filed by me March 23, 1900, Serial No.9,922.

The object of the invention is to provide a composing-stick of thecharacter specified having simple and effective locking and adjustingmeans by which the knee may be quickly and accurately adjusted to anystandard measure.

WVith this and other minor objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel fea tures of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aperspective view of thecomposing-stick embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view ofthe knee. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 of Fig.2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate correspondin parts throughout the several views,the numeral 1 denotes the body of the stick, comprising a base 1, a sidewall 2, and an end wall 3. The side wall is formed with a longitudinalrow of dog-seats, which in the present instance are shown in the form ofstraight rack-teeth 4, located at the j unc-- tion of the side wall 2with the base of the stick. It does not necessarily follow, however,that the seats should be thus arranged, and I do not therefore desire tobe limited to such construction. I prefer, however, to form (No model.)

sheet metal for the side wall and base and of v a harder and moredurable form of metal for the bar, which sustains the wear.

5 denotes the knee of the composing-stick, comprising the integral arms6 and 7, arranged at right angles and connected near their outer ends byan integral diagonal brace 8. Upon the outer edge of the arm '7 ismounted a fixed or integral dog, consisting of one or more fixed orintegral teeth 9, which are preferably tapered near the end tofacilitate adjustment of the knee and are designed to coact with theseats 4, formed in the side wall of the body portion of the stick, asshown clearly in Fig. 2. The teeth are preferably formed at the end ofthe arm 7 adjacent to the arm 6, the remainder of the abutting face ofsaid arm being plane-surfaced in order that the knee may be adjustedwith the expenditure of a minimum amount of time and labor and gage theposition of the knee accurately. The knee is adapted to be secured by aclasp or fastener 10, pivoted to the arm 7 of the knee and provided witha handle 11 with which to operate it. When swung down in position, theclasp embraces the arm 7 and the side wall 2 of the body of the stickand securely holds the two in place. In practice the seats are spaced adetermined distance apart, say a pica or half-pica from center to centerof said seats, so that by means of the dog the knee may be quickly andconveniently adjusted to any standard measure. The teeth of the dog arepreferably tapered, as stated. This insures a firm seat on the side ofthe teeth and at the same'time centers the knee at the desired measure.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages ofthe invention will be readily understood without requiring an extendedexplanation. Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be made within the scope of the invention withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of and a knee provided witha dog to engage 10 the advantages thereof. said seats, substantially asdescribed.

Having thus fully described my invention, In testimony whereof I havehereunto set what I claim, and desire to be secured by Letmy hand inpresence of two subscribing Witters Patent, is

In a printers composing-stick, the combination of a body comprising abase, side and WVitnesses: end walls, and a barinterposed between saidWILL S. M VAMIN, base and side wall and formed with seats, FRED FITZSIMMONS.

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HARRY B. ROUSE.

